NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The Grove City College men's lacrosse team opened the 2023 season Saturday afternoon by dropping a 23-11 decision at No. 3 Christopher Newport (1-0) in non-conference action at Jennings Stadium. The Captains led 12-9 at halftime, then scored the first five goals of the second half to break open the game. 

Freshman midfielder Kobi Bui (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) paced Grove City's offensive attack by scoring four times in his collegiate debut. Junior midfielder Griffen Agawa (San Ramon, Calif./California) added a pair of goals. 

Senior midfielder Brett Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge), sophomore attack Zachary Hougan (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro), sophomore midfielder Alec Jones (Chesterfield, N.J./Notre Dame), freshman attack Mac Faircloth (Greensboro, N.C./Page) and freshman defender Andrew Glasgow (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) also scored for the Wolverines. 

Hougan also recorded a team-leading four assists. Faircloth, Gladstone, Jones, freshman midfielder Boden Davidson (Scottsdale, Ariz./Scottsdale Christian) and junior midfielder Luke Jayne (Vero Beach, Fla./Saint Edward's) all tallied assists. 

Christopher Newport led 5-4 after one quarter, then quickly pushed the lead to 7-4 with a pair of goals. Bui scored twice in an 83-second span to cut the lead to 7-6. Agawa's man-up goal with 9:44 left in the half tied the game. Hougan assisted all three goals. 

Junior goalie Danny Stone (Chantilly, Va./Flint Hill) led Grove City with seven ground balls. Gladstone and Jayne both recorded four ground balls. 

Stone matched a career high by making 18 saves. Christopher Newport outshot Grove City, 63-32, including a 41-18 edge in shots on goal. 

Grove City had 16 turnovers while CNU turned over possession 14 times. The Captains won 32 of 36 faceoffs.

Brett Jackson led Christopher Newport with seven goals.

The Wolverines will host Baldwin Wallace at 3 p.m. next Saturday at Robert E. Thorn Field. That will be Grove City's 2023 home opener.